Senior Buyer

Are you ready to embark on an exciting career journey in the dynamic world of terminal operations? APM Terminals is a global expert in port and terminal management. As part of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, we're dedicated to delivering excellence in container handling, logistics solutions, and maritime services across the globe.
At APM Terminals, we pride ourselves on fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and operational excellence. With a presence in over 70 countries and a commitment to sustainability, we offer unparalleled opportunities for growth and development in a diverse and inclusive environment.
As a Senior Buyer, you’ll play a vital part in our success. You will manage daily purchase requisitions for services, inventory items, supplies, and commodities, including negotiating price, delivery, and credit terms, and identifying cost-saving opportunities for one or a number of terminals located in the Americas region. You will be responsible for suggesting and potentially participating in improvement opportunities for the requisition to pay process governing the purchasing operations; as well as, following the policies and processes of the department and the company.

We Offer:

We offer you exciting career opportunities with an international reach to further expand your experience through our diversity-focused and award-winning talent development initiatives.

Energizing and pioneering, this is also an environment that keeps you motivated. You’ll be joining a values-led, genuinely diverse, and talented team that is passionate about being there for employees, and for each other. We strive to deliver the right environment for the right people while fostering a culture of fairness, mutual respect, responsibility and care for our business and our customers.

We have an excellentcompensation and benefits package for full-time employees. Our talent policies are recognized world-wide as one of the best in the industry and we continue to look for new ways to invest in our people through ongoing personal and professional development initiatives.

We value the diversity of our talent and will always strive to recruit the best person for the job. We’re proud of that and we see it as a genuine source of strength for building high performing teams.

Key responsibilities:

• Checks validity of purchase requests, making sure all relevant documentation is received.

• Participate in the identification of suppliers by investigating prices, availability, and lead times of products in the market.

• Handle purchase requisitions of goods and services from request to delivery with the aim of achieving the best TCO while respecting internal stakeholders’ expectations.

• Managing pre-qualification process, coordinate and conduct technical and commercial tender evaluation.

• Expedite purchase orders as necessary and ensures delivery of purchased items for uninterrupted operational capacity.

• Continuously follow up on the proper adherence to established policies and guidelines by the other departments and report effectively all discrepancies and propose ways of improvement.

• Conduct award and kick-off meetings with Contractors and suppliers.

• Analyze recurring purchase information for spare parts, quote a price list with suppliers for a specific period (Depending on the market) and upload the catalogue to Ecat.

• Maintain and update vendor database to establish reliable supply sources and back-up sources to ensure un-interrupted delivery.

• Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.

• Responsible for reporting saving initiatives following the company guidelines.

• Analyse and strive to maintain up-to-date knowledge of market trends, pricing, availability, and capacity, technology, and supplier capability relative to the product or parts assigned.

• Liaise with Accounts Payable to resolve supplier payment issues.

• Maintain and further develop positive relationships between key stakeholders and the department.

• Ensure timely, accurate and efficient processing of purchase requisitions/orders and Framework agreements in respect to TCO, SOPs and internal customers’ requirements as defined in the KPIs.

• Strive to continuously improve workings processes, ensure reliability by maintaining good relations with suppliers and reduce cost and complexity.

• Perform other tasks as requested by the SCO leader.

• Respect all safety, security, and health requirements for various work environments.

We are looking for:

• Bachelor's Degree in Purchasing, Business Administration, Management, or related discipline.

• 3+ years of industry experience in Procurement, and/or Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or Planning.

• Knowledge of purchasing foundations and practices, product, and service vendor sources.

• Knowledge of International and Local Market and following the new trends in the fields of Spare parts and services for Port industry.

• Strong knowledge of MS Office and ERP systems.

• Advanced communication skills in English and Spanish (written and verbal).

• Proven ability to work under pressure and handle a high volume of requisitions and tight deadlines.

• Multi-tasking and prioritizing, planning work activities efficiently to meet deadlines and high-level goals.

• Willingly collaborates. Is not afraid to seek advice from others. Puts in extra effort when needed to help others. Recognizes that the ways of getting things done in different departments, and organizations are not the same.

• Customer service oriented, thinks about the customer when undertaking day-to-day work.

• Strong negotiation skills to enable the company to procure needed materials, supplies, and services of the appropriate levels of quality at the lowest possible cost without compromising long-term relationships with stakeholders.

• Requires excellent analytical skills, including extracting, compiling and analyzing data.

• Ability to look objectively at every side of an idea or situation to ensure that all outcomes are thoroughly assessed before deciding on the appropriate course of action.

• Very high ethical standards with energetic embracement of the company´s value as a way to operate internally and externally.

You have been reading so far, we’re glad to see you are interested. And if you want to use your skills to make a difference, we look forward to hearing from you.

Join us as we continue to shape the future of global trade and make a meaningful impact on communities worldwide. Discover your potential with APM Terminals and become part of a team that's redefining the industry standards. Apply now and let's build a brighter future together!

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